Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-12-15

net increase over the appropriations for
the current year is $23, Isl, coz. The total
of estimates for next year is S3S4, O94 527,
The estimated revenue for 80 is $I4H $685.
73i.
Wool growers and wool dealers in ses-
sion in Washington adopted resolutions
objecting most decidedly to President
Cleveland's recommendations upon thei'
industry.
Senator Farwell of Illinois has bill for
the perpetuation of the national banking
system, which he will introduce as soon
as the committees have been formed.
! Congressman Chapman has designated
the following Detroit libraries to be
! furnished with the United States Patent
Office Official Gazette: Detroit Public
Library, Detroit College, German-Ameri-
Can Seminary, Detroit Bar Library, Michi-
gan Car Company Library, Phoenix Social
Club Library and the Y. NJ. q. A. Library.
Senator Wilson of Iowa has prepared
several amendments to the Interstate
commerce law which he proposes to in
troduce at the ear lest possible oppor-
tunity.
Secretary Fairchild has recommended
that the salary Of the assistant treasurer
at San Francisco be increased to 5000
per annum, and the salaries of the assist
ant treasurers at Chicago, New Orlsans
and st. Louis to $500 each.
Wool growers and deale 0 have petit.
toned the Interstate commerce commits
sion to change the classification of wool
by the railroads Of tho country.
The conference Of the wooldealers and
growers, which has been In session in Wash
ington for several days, adjourned on the
9th inst, until Jan. Ii, when II is expected
that representatives of the wool manu-.
facturers of the country will be present
1t is the purpose to agree al that time up.
| on q plan OF concerted action 70 10 taken
to secure protection for the " ooi industry.
The order recently ISSUED irom the post
Office department directing that news
paper publishers no longer Toe allowed to
mail their papers on tue train without
first passing tnein through the posUohice
to be weighed, mas uesn 50 in"diied as to
give postmasters authority To accept at
fidavits as To the weign OF tne mails in
cases where delays of a few minutes might
be detrimental to the newspapers circu.
lation.
Among other callers upon President
Cleveland the other day, was Rev. DR..
Burchard of New ork the man OF Three
R's' fame.
Acting Secretary Muldrow has ordered
set aside patents of the Union Pacific rail
way to aUJ,UOO acres of land.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SENATE, Dec. 5.-At exactly noon the
gavel of the president pro tenn, Mr.. In
gals, fell and he declared tue httleth SEN
ate to have entered upon its sessions in
accordance with the constitution. After
the prayer the chair submitted and the
clerk read the credentials of new senators.
The reading consumed considerable time.
When the credentials had all been read, as
well as a protest in the Faulkner case, Mr..
Hoar moved that the latter Ice laid upon
the table. The chair announced that duly
elected senator's would be sworn in. Mr..
Stockbridge walked up with the other
new men. No objection was made to
Turple's admission, but after he had
qualified Mr.. Hoar presented a memorial
of protest and it was referred. Hoar and
| Morgan were appointed as committee
to notify the president that the senate
was ready to receive the message, and at
/ O'Clock the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-After roll call Mr.. Carlisle was
reelected and escorted to his desk by
Messrs. Cox and Reid. Speaker Carlisle
thanked them for the honor they had con-
ferred upon him. In assuming the duties
of speaker for the third time, he asked for
their consideration and forbearance In bis
efforts to do his duty. Continuing, he
said: There has scarcely ever been time
in our history when the continued pros
perity of our country depended so largely
upon legislation in congress as now, Tor
the reason that the dangers which at this
dustrial interests of the people are
the direct result of laws which
congress alone can modify or repeal.
1t must be evident TO every
one who has taken even q partial survey
of public affairs that the time has come
when q revision of our revenue laws and
reduction OF taxation are absolutely
necessary in order to prevent large and
dangerous accumulation OF money in the
treasury. Whether this ought or ought
not to have been done heretofore Is q
question which it would be useless now to
discuss. 1t is sufficient for us to know
that the financial condition of the govern
| ment and the private business OF the peo
pie alike demand the prompt considera
ton of the subjects and the speedy enact
ment Of some substantial measure of re
lief.
HOUSE, Dec. 6.-The house discussed anC
am ended rules until the presidents mes
sage was received and read, after which
adjournment was taken until Thursday.
SENATE.-The president sent the fellow
ing nominations to the senate: Lucius y
g. Lamar of Mississippi, to be associate
| justice of the supreme court OF the United
States; VIM. +. Villas of Wisconsin, to bt
secretary of the interior; Don M Dickin
son of Michigan to be postmaster general
Charles s. Fairchild of New York, to bt
secretary of the treasury; George Il
Rives of New York, to be assistant secre
tary of state; Isaac III. Maynard of New
York, to be assistant secretary of tn'
treasury; Sigourney Butler of Massachu
sets, to be second comptroller of the
treasury; James NJ. Hyatt of Connecticut
to be treasurer of the United States
After the reading of the message the sen
ate adjourned
E0RETGN FACTS